Most sandcastles built in one hour: Big Brothers Big Sisters sets world record Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, USA -- The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County (BBBSOC) celebrated the 15th anniversary of their founding by building 1,068 sandcastles on Point Pleasant Beach, a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, and setting the new world record for the Most sandcastles built in one hour,
according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/.

Photo: 1,068 sand castles were built at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County event at Point Pleasant Beach. Photo: Lisa Gerard (enlarge photo)

The Guinness world record for the most sandcastles built in one hour is 683 and was achieved by Yorkshire Water (UK) in Scarborough, Yorkshire, UK.

According to Ken Munroe, president of the Ocean County board of directors, the sandcastles — which were required to be 2 feet tall, 2 feet wide, and have four seven-inch turrets on top – were verified by a panel of on-site judges.

"What a celebration of the 15th anniversary of this organization," said Sue Sedevic, CEO of the Ocean County chapter. "It brought the 'bigs' and 'littles' together to do something special to make people aware of our services and let them know how important this work is."